Vision
Jerry Watts
Proverbs 29:18
In the early hours of the morning on July 4, 1776, the 2nd Continental Congress unanimously approved a report from a 5-man committee. The 5 men were Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Robert Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston, and they were truly visionaries. The opening words from that, we know these words all too well.
''WHEN, in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.''
These words changed the course of human history. That is vision.
A visionary is not someone who simply sees things like they are, he sees them as he wants it to be, and is committed enough to give himself for it. Case in point, during the Revolutionary war, many pastors showed vision. They would lead their church in morning worship, say the final amen, grab their gun, along with his men, go and fight for FREEDOM. They had a Biblical vision for what this new land could be. This served as their impetus to commit resources, actions, and lives for it.
Before I pass this Civic point, think about this, there were basically 3 types of colonist in America from 1775 to 1783. First, there were those who wanted to remain loyal to the OLD Country. It was okay to be ruled by someone thousands of miles away who didn't have their best interest at heart but was established and powerful. Second, there were those who wanted limited freedom. They wanted the security of being under the rule of ...
Jerry Watts
Proverbs 29:18
In the early hours of the morning on July 4, 1776, the 2nd Continental Congress unanimously approved a report from a 5-man committee. The 5 men were Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Robert Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston, and they were truly visionaries. The opening words from that, we know these words all too well.
''WHEN, in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.''
These words changed the course of human history. That is vision.
A visionary is not someone who simply sees things like they are, he sees them as he wants it to be, and is committed enough to give himself for it. Case in point, during the Revolutionary war, many pastors showed vision. They would lead their church in morning worship, say the final amen, grab their gun, along with his men, go and fight for FREEDOM. They had a Biblical vision for what this new land could be. This served as their impetus to commit resources, actions, and lives for it.
Before I pass this Civic point, think about this, there were basically 3 types of colonist in America from 1775 to 1783. First, there were those who wanted to remain loyal to the OLD Country. It was okay to be ruled by someone thousands of miles away who didn't have their best interest at heart but was established and powerful. Second, there were those who wanted limited freedom. They wanted the security of being under the rule of ...
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